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Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor

  • Brazil experienced a 79% increase in area burned by fires in 2024, totaling 30.8 million hectares, according to monitoring platform MapBiomas.
  • The Amazon accounted for 58% of the damage, with 8.5 million hectares of forest burned, marking a significant rise from 2.2 million hectares in 2023.
  • President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government faces challenges in controlling illegal land clearing by farmers and ranchers, which drives the fires.
  • The National Institute for Space Research reported 140,328 fires in 2024, a 42% increase from 2023, the highest number detected since 2007.
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